Christian Poetry: The Friendly Beasts and Jesus Christ

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According to Wikipedia, “The Friendly Beasts” is a traditional Christmas song about the gifts that a donkey, cow, sheep, camel and dove give to Jesus at the Nativity. The song seems to have originated in 12th century France set to the melody of the Latin song  “Orientis Partibus”.  The song is also known as “The Song of the Ass”, The Donkey Carol”, “The Animal Carol”, and “The Gift of the Animals”.^{(source Wiki pedia)}

The current English words were written by Robert Davis (1881-1950) in the 1920s.^[2] They appear in The Coming of the Prince of Peace: A Nativity Play with Ancient Christmas Carols, arranged by William Sloane Coffin and Helen A. and Clarence Dickinson, published in 1920 by The H. W. Gray Company.^[3] In the play, the lyrics for the song “The Friendly Beasts” are attributed to Robert Davis; the song is also ascribed “XII Century | Arranged by Clarence Dickinson”. 

 

The Friendly Beasts

Jesus our brother, strong and good,

Was humbly born in a stable rude,

And the friendly beasts around Him stood,

Jesus our brother, strong and good.

I, said the donkey shaggy and brown,

I carried His mother up hill and down

I carried her safely to Bethlehem town;

I, said the donkey shaggy and brown.

I, said the cow all white and red,

I gave Him my manger for His bed,

I gave Him my hay to pillow His head;

I, said the cow all white and red.

I, said the sheep with curly horn,

I gave Him my wool for His blanket warm,

He wore my coat on Christmas morn;

I, said the sheep with curly horn.

I, said the dove, from the rafters high,

Cooed Him to sleep that He should not cry.

We cooed Him to sleep, my mate and I;

I, said the dove, from the rafters high.

And every beast, by some good spell,

In the stable dark was glad to tell

Of the gift he gave Immanuel;

The gift he gave Immanuel.

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